A health board has issued an apology for its air cooling system "not working adequately" at a children's hospital in Cardiff, as Wales braces itself for extreme heat and record high temperatures. Staff working on the Rainbow ward of Noah's Ark Children's Hospital at Heath Park Way have aired concerns that they are having to work in boiling conditions on a normal day, and fear that it will be "dangerous" when the full effect of the heatwave kicks in.
It comes as there is an amber warning for the whole of Wales and for the first time ever a red warning has been issued for parts of the UK because of concerns 40C could be recorded in the UK. The red warning for Monday and Tuesday says there is a "very likely" risk of lives being endangered. It adds: "Exceptional, perhaps record-breaking, temperatures are likely on Monday, then again on Tuesday. Nights are also likely to be exceptionally warm for the UK, especially in urban areas. This is likely to lead to widespread impacts on people and infrastructure. Temperatures are expected to drop away from Wednesday onwards." Click here to read more about the warnings.
A source told: "Staff at Rainbow ward are extremely concerned and worried about upcoming heatwave. Staff are extremely busy and heating has been broken for months with nobody doing anything about it. On a normal day ward is boiling but upcoming heatwave conditions will be unbearable and dangerous." Get stories like this straight to your inbox with our newsletters.
